Treatment of industrial water systems

Abstract

A method for controlling treatment of an industrial water system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing an apparatus for controlling delivery of at least one treatment chemical, the apparatus comprising at least one sensor and an electronic input/output device carrying out a protocol; measuring a parameter of the industrial water system using the at least one sensor; relaying the measured parameter to the electronic device; adjusting the protocol based on the measured parameter; delivering a concentrated treatment chemical into a stream of the industrial water system according to the adjusted protocol, the concentrated treatment chemical comprising an active ingredient, the active ingredient traced as necessary, the active ingredient having a concentration; repeating the measuring, the adjusting, and the delivering; and optionally repeating the steps for n-number of parameters, n-number of active ingredients, and/or n-number of concentrated treatment chemicals.

We claim: 
     
       1. A method of preparing an additive package having a base solvent and a plurality of concentrated active ingredients, the method comprising:
 dosing a volume of a first concentrated active ingredient of the plurality of concentrated active ingredients into the base solvent to form a first blend, wherein the first concentrated active ingredient comprises a first concentrated fluorophore; 
 monitoring a fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore in the first blend as compared to a first fluorometric set point sensitive to concentration changes, wherein the dosing of the first concentrated active ingredient continues until the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore reaches the first fluorometric set point sensitive to concentration changes; 
 upon the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore reaching the first fluorometric set point, dosing a volume of a second concentrated active ingredient of the plurality of concentrated active ingredients into the first blend to form a second blend, wherein the second concentrated active ingredient is different than the first concentrated active ingredient, wherein the first blend does not include the second concentrated active ingredient, and 
 monitoring the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore in the second blend to a second fluorometric set point sensitive to concentration changes wherein the second fluorometric set point is different than the first fluorometric set point, wherein the dosing of the second concentrated active ingredient continues until the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore reaches the second fluorometric set point sensitive to concentration changes. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, upon the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore reaching the second fluorometric set point, dosing a second volume of the first concentrated active ingredient comprising the first concentrated fluorophore into the second blend to form a third blend; and
 monitoring the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore in the third blend to a third fluorometric set point sensitive to concentration changes. 
 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, upon the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore reaching the second fluorometric set point, dosing a third concentrated active ingredient of the plurality of concentrated active ingredients into the second blend to form a third blend, wherein the third concentrated active ingredient is different than the first concentrated active ingredient and the second concentrated active ingredient and wherein the second blend does not include the third concentrated active ingredient, wherein the dosing of the third concentrated active ingredient continues until the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore reaches a third fluorometric set point sensitive to concentration changes, wherein the third fluorometric set point is different than the first fluorometric set point and the second fluorometric set point. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 3 , further comprising monitoring the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore in the third blend to the third fluorometric set point sensitive to concentration changes. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 4 , further comprising, upon the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore reaching the third fluorometric set point, dosing a second volume of the first concentrated active ingredient comprising the first concentrated fluorophore into the third blend to form a fourth blend; and
 monitoring the fluorescence response of the first concentrated fluorophore in the fourth blend to a fourth fluorometric set point sensitive to concentration changes. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first concentrated active ingredient and the first concentrated fluorophore are the same chemical. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , wherein the first concentrated active ingredient and the first concentrated fluorophore are a corrosion inhibitor. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7 , wherein the first concentrated active ingredient and the first concentrated fluorophore are poly acrylic acid tagged dispersant. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the base solvent comprises water. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second concentrated active ingredient comprises a second corrosion inhibitor. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first concentrated active ingredient comprises a corrosion inhibitor. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the first concentrated fluorophore comprises an inert tracer. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second concentrated active ingredient comprises a scale inhibitor. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first concentrated active ingredient comprises a scale inhibitor. 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first concentrated fluorophore comprises an inert tracer. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first concentrated active ingredient and the first concentrated fluorophore are the same chemical. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first concentrated active ingredient and the first concentrated fluorophore are a corrosion inhibitor. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 17 , wherein the first concentrated active ingredient and the first concentrated fluorophore are poly acrylic acid tagged dispersant. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 18 , wherein the second concentrated active ingredient comprises a second corrosion inhibitor. 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 19 , wherein the third concentrated active ingredient comprises a scale inhibitor.